Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.31.14
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesKṛṣṇa’s Nectar Makes Other Attachments Fade
“O hero, kindly distribute to us the nectar of Your lips, which enhances conjugal pleasure and vanquishes grief. That nectar is thoroughly relished by Your vibrating flute and makes people forget any other attachment.”
What the purport teaches
- The nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s lips enhances conjugal pleasure and vanquishes grief. His vibrating flute thoroughly relishes that nectar.
- In Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī’s dialogue, the gopīs compare Kṛṣṇa to Dhanvantari, the best of physicians. They ask Him to give His life-restoring medicine freely.
- Attachment to wealth, followers and family is compared to a bad diet. The gopīs reply that this wonderful medicine itself makes one forget all other attachments.
Try this today
Notice one attachment occupying your mind today, and briefly pray for greater attraction to Kṛṣṇa.
Ask yourself
What does the medicine comparison teach you about the power of attraction to Kṛṣṇa?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.